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The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today that several parishes will mark the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, by blessing animals the weekend of October 2-4. St. Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order in 1209 and is often depicted in liturgical art as giving sermons to animals or birds. The […]

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will preside at a candlelight vigil and interfaith prayer service to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, tonight at 6:30 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cathedral and Mulberry Streets. The vigil, hosted by Catholic Relief […]

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State to attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Conference on Tolerance and the Fight against Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, being held September 13-14 in Brussels, Belgium. The concept of the Conference is to create dialogue and partnerships […]

  LOCAL CHURCH CHOIRS HELP COMMEMMORATE 9/11/01 An ecumenical prayer service and musical remembrance will take place on Sunday, September 12 at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 North Charles Street in Baltimore, to pray for peace and for those affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The Cathedral […]

A public prayer service will be held on Saturday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in honor of Bishop Gordon D. Bennett, S.J., who will be installed as Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica on September 26. On July 6, Pope John Paul II named Bennett the Bishop of Mandeville, where […]

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced today that Mr. Leonard Strom, 58, of Cockeysville, has been named Director of Human Resources for the Archdiocese. Mr. Strom retired in March of this year from the Black and Decker Corporation, where he worked for 20 years, serving 18 years as the company’s senior vice-president of human resources. He […]

INSTALLATION MASS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 11 A.M. Father J. Kevin Farmer will be installed the next pastor of Holy Family Catholic Community, Middletown at an 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 12 at the church, located at 7321 Burkittsville Road in Middletown. Father Farmer, 39, was appointed on July 24 to the pastorate in […]

Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore, will celebrate Mass on Sunday, August 29 at 10 a.m. at St. Martin’s Catholic Church, Fulton Ave. and Fayette Street in West Baltimore, to celebrate the reconfiguration of three area parishes. The Tri-Parish Catholic Community of St. Jerome, St. Martin, and St. Peter the Apostle has agreed to […]